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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Dantas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasul Khasbulaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Dantas and Rasul Khasbulaev. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Dantas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rasul Khasbulaev!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khasbulaev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dantas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Khasbulaev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dantas.
Dantas is looking for a kimura but Khasbulaev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dantas to get the leverage.
Khasbulaev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Khasbulaev keeping moving, preventing Dantas from controlling successfully.
Khasbulaev pulls Dantas in to control the position.
Dantas trying to control but Khasbulaev is working from the bottom.
Dantas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dantas wants to control from the top but Khasbulaev keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khasbulaev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khasbulaev trying to control the position.
Khasbulaev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dantas is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khasbulaev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dantas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Khasbulaev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dantas has managed to get both his arms back between Khasbulaev's legs - danger averted.
Khasbulaev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dantas stops Khasbulaev from standing up.
Khasbulaev pulls Dantas in close to prevent any damage.
Dantas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Khasbulaev's head.
Khasbulaev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khasbulaev wants to stand and escape but Dantas is having none of it.
Khasbulaev seems keen to control Dantas's posture.
Khasbulaev is trying to control the position but Dantas postures up.
Dantas trying to control the position from guard on top but Khasbulaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dantas drives through with a takedown into Khasbulaev's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dantas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khasbulaev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Khasbulaev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dantas wants to control from the top but Khasbulaev keeps moving.
Dantas postures up.
Dantas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khasbulaev is pulling down on Dantas's head. It's preventing any offense from Dantas, at least for the moment.
Khasbulaev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khasbulaev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dantas defends it easily.
Khasbulaev looks winded!
Khasbulaev working a defensive guard here.
Dantas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dantas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Khasbulaev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dantas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantas is looking to advance position but Khasbulaev won't allow it.
Dantas content to control rather than advance.
Dantas stops Khasbulaev from getting back to his feet.
Khasbulaev is refusing to be controlled, as Dantas sits in half guard.
Khasbulaev wants to control but Dantas is keeping busy.
Khasbulaev might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dantas haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Khasbulaev is trying is best to control the position here.
Khasbulaev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dantas wants to free his trapped foot but Khasbulaev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Khasbulaev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dantas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dantas's back!
Dantas is really stuck here.
Dantas manages to reverse the position and now he's in Khasbulaev's guard. Nice work there by Dantas.
Khasbulaev is pulling down on Dantas's head. It's preventing any offense from Dantas, at least for the moment.
Dantas trying to control the position from guard on top but Khasbulaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khasbulaev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khasbulaev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khasbulaev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Khasbulaev wants to control from the top but Dantas keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Dantas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khasbulaev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dantas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dantas showed some decent athleticism there.
Khasbulaev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dantas pulls his head out easily.
Khasbulaev wants to control but Dantas is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khasbulaev is not content to let Dantas control the position.
Dantas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khasbulaev defending well though.
Khasbulaev keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Khasbulaev won't allow Dantas to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantas stops Khasbulaev from getting back to his feet.
Dantas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Khasbulaev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Khasbulaev is looking for a sweep. Dantas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khasbulaev is staying active underneath Dantas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Khasbulaev tries to roll over but Dantas keeps him under control.
Khasbulaev is breathing heavily.
Dantas controlling the pace.
Dantas trying to mount his opponent but Khasbulaev defends it.
Dantas passes to side control.
Dantas working the head and body with strikes.
Khasbulaev is looking for a sweep.
Dantas is looking to take a break and control but Khasbulaev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khasbulaev is looking for a sweep.
Dantas is putting a hurting on Khasbulaev here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantas trying to control the position but Khasbulaev is working away.
Dantas working away.
Dantas taking a breather here.
Khasbulaev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Khasbulaev is trying to buck Dantas off.
Khasbulaev is not content to let Dantas control the position.
Dantas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dantas misses with the ground and pound.
Khasbulaev can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantas works to advance to full mount. Khasbulaev defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Dantas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dantas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khasbulaev can do to turn this around?
Dantas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Khasbulaev looks a forlorn figure.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dantas here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dantas punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dantas looking to finish Khasbulaev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Khasbulaev!
Dantas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Khasbulaev's face.
Dantas controlling the position easily from mount.
Dantas won't let Khasbulaev get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dantas tries to control but Khasbulaev wriggling away.
Khasbulaev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dantas controlling from the full mount.
Dantas tries to control but Khasbulaev wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev holds on for dear life.
Khasbulaev wants to hold on but Dantas pushes him away.
Khasbulaev can't escape the position.
Dantas looking to control but Khasbulaev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dantas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dantas tries to control but Khasbulaev wriggling away.
Dantas landing shots from mount.
Khasbulaev wants to control but Dantas is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dantas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Dantas dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Khasbulaev stuffs the takedown attempt from Dantas. Dantas gets slowly back to his feet.
Dantas shoots in but Khasbulaev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Khasbulaev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dantas fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Dantas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dantas misses with a takedown attempt
and Khasbulaev counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dantas is trying to escape the position but Khasbulaev is controlling the position.
Khasbulaev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dantas keeps working.
Khasbulaev tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dantas's legs.
Khasbulaev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dantas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Khasbulaev is trying to get an arm triangle but Dantas is defending well.
Khasbulaev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khasbulaev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dantas struggling a bit here.
Khasbulaev is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dantas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dantas is not content to let Khasbulaev control the position.
Dantas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jose Dantas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Khasbulaev working away.
Dantas is letting Khasbulaev control him for a moment.
Khasbulaev trying to control the position but Dantas is working away.
Khasbulaev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dantas can't do much from the bottom here.
Khasbulaev trying to control the position but Dantas is working away.
Dantas is trying to control Khasbulaev's posture but Khasbulaev avoids it.
Khasbulaev controls the position.
Khasbulaev is trying to get an arm triangle but Dantas is defending well.
Dantas regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev trying to control the action but Dantas is working from the bottom.
Dantas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dantas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dantas trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dantas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dantas keeping moving, preventing Khasbulaev from controlling successfully.
Dantas trying to keep a closed guard but Khasbulaev is proving a slippery customer.
Khasbulaev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Khasbulaev trying to control but Dantas is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Khasbulaev stopping the sweep attempt from Dantas.
Dantas is trying to control the position but Khasbulaev postures up.
Khasbulaev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khasbulaev shoots in but Dantas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dantas.
Rasul Khasbulaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Dantas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khasbulaev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dantas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rasul Khasbulaev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dantas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Dantas!
Our winner, Jose Dantas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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